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I have just been tow trucked back to Whitehorse. My bike stopped running a half dozen times yesterday. First at 200 miles then at 350, 354, 356, 355. At that time I turned around and made it back to a gas stop in Hope Lake. It stopped two more times on the way back, but I had started to coast down hills. It first started on the Skagway to Haines Ferry, It wouldn't start to get off. I experienced the starter shut down the electrics and all trip meters were reset. Then it struggled to turn the engine over, or seamed to since the engine didn't fire right up. The volt meter still indicated 11.6 volts. I stopped and removed farring to expose the battery. A jump start started the bike right up. I thought it may be a bad cell in the battery. So I went to get a new battery. No such thing in Haines at 5:30. I stayed the night and when I went to start the bike in the morning it struggled to keep running. I had to restart it 5 times before it continued to run. The noise from the engine was loud clanking as the it seamed it was only firing on 1 or 2 and maybe three cylinders at a time. Bangity clantity bang. etc.
I continued on as though to make it to Anchorage, but changed my mind and went to Whitehorse because it was only 250 miles vs 800 plus. There is a yamaha dealer here and they had a new pre charged battery. I got it, and they told me to bring in the old one and they would load test it, just to make sure it was the battery. It tested A+.
The mechanic there thought it may be a bad ground somewhere???? I put the old battery back in and it started up just fine. I thought if it did the same in the morning, I wouuld continue on back home and cut my trip short 5 days. I made it 200 miles, as noted above, when the engine just stopped running. After stopping, I tried the starter and it started right up. When running the bike runs fine, just like normal, with no loss of power or bogging down.
Another 150 it stops and so on with repetative stopping, I decided to turn around and go back to Whitehorse. I would have preferred Prince George but the Roadhelp agreement says the closest service center.
Since the start of this problem, after filling in Skagway, I have done fill ups from three other stations and added some fuel additives (TRON). Now that I am back in Whitehorse, I have been riding aroud town getting food, washing the bike etc and the bike hasn't stopped once. It also started right up after the tow back and sitting overnight. To the shop tomorrow to see what they can do.
[SIZE=14pt]Any Ideas?[/SIZE]
I continued on as though to make it to Anchorage, but changed my mind and went to Whitehorse because it was only 250 miles vs 800 plus. There is a yamaha dealer here and they had a new pre charged battery. I got it, and they told me to bring in the old one and they would load test it, just to make sure it was the battery. It tested A+.
The mechanic there thought it may be a bad ground somewhere???? I put the old battery back in and it started up just fine. I thought if it did the same in the morning, I wouuld continue on back home and cut my trip short 5 days. I made it 200 miles, as noted above, when the engine just stopped running. After stopping, I tried the starter and it started right up. When running the bike runs fine, just like normal, with no loss of power or bogging down.
Another 150 it stops and so on with repetative stopping, I decided to turn around and go back to Whitehorse. I would have preferred Prince George but the Roadhelp agreement says the closest service center.
Since the start of this problem, after filling in Skagway, I have done fill ups from three other stations and added some fuel additives (TRON). Now that I am back in Whitehorse, I have been riding aroud town getting food, washing the bike etc and the bike hasn't stopped once. It also started right up after the tow back and sitting overnight. To the shop tomorrow to see what they can do.
[SIZE=14pt]Any Ideas?[/SIZE]
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